Sept. 8, 1986And just like that, an icon was born.Oprah — or as it's properly known, The Oprah Winfrey Show — premiered 21 years ago today, and our lives haven't been the same since. Sure, there were no free cars, big giveaways, book clubs, sobfests or couch-jumping on the first episode, but you have to start small, right?Oprah started 30-minutes small. Before becoming a one-woman, one-name empire, O jetted to Chicago in 1984 to host the low-rated AM Chicago. Because everything she touches turns to gold, the program became a hit with the Emmy-winner at its helm and soon turned into the hour-long and nationally broadcast show we love and know now. Oprah, whose 22nd ... Read More >>